Pseudomonas cepacia typing systems: collaborative study to assess their potential in epidemiologic investigations

To determine the utility of available Pseudomonas cepacia typing systems for confirming the relatedness of isolates, we applied these methods to isolates associated with previously investigated nosocomial outbreaks. We compared chromosome analysis, serologic reactions, biochemical tests, bacteriocin...

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Published inReviews of infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 600
Main Authors Rabkin, C S, Jarvis, W R, Anderson, R L, Govan, J, Klinger, J, LiPuma, J, Martone, W J, Monteil, H, Richard, C, Shigeta, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1989
Subjects
Chromosomes, Bacterial
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pseudomonas - classification
Pseudomonas - genetics
Pseudomonas - isolation & purification
Pseudomonas Infections - epidemiology
Serotyping
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Summary:To determine the utility of available Pseudomonas cepacia typing systems for confirming the relatedness of isolates, we applied these methods to isolates associated with previously investigated nosocomial outbreaks. We compared chromosome analysis, serologic reactions, biochemical tests, bacteriocin production and susceptibility, and antimicrobial susceptibility in their ability to determine outbreak relatedness. Chromosome analysis, serologic reactions, and biochemical tests were each demonstrated to be epidemiologically useful methods for typing isolates. Determination of the sensitivity and specificity of these typing techniques will facilitate their application in the epidemiologic study of this increasingly important nosocomial pathogen.
ISSN:0162-0886